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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Stephen Moret, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

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These have been dark days for Detroit. The finances of a city once the center of the automotive universe are in the hands of an unelected manager appointed by Michigan’s governor. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. And we creatively, collaboratively and relentlessly focus on the details.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Its most recent high-profile initiative is the December 2013 announcement by cyber-security firm Prolexic Technologies that it will move its global headquarters and round-the-clock security operations to Fort Lauderdale. More accurately, it came with their departure from Silicon Valley and a return to Detroit.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The new facility, which will increase Apple’s workforce in Austin to more than 6,700, will serve as the primary operations nexus for the company in the Americas outside of Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, CA, centralizing accounting, human resources, sales, marketing and finance. Airbus is the largest customer of the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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The state also is home to leading manufacturers of all types of aircraft and aircraft components and one of the nation’s largest military, defense and homeland security industries. Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest defense and homeland security clusters and ranks in the top 5 states in Department of Defense contract awards.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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Finance and Zebras . Over time, the concept has migrated through multiple disciplines including finance, marketing, product development, ecological risk assessment, and even cultural anthropology. . In my home market of Detroit, which few consider a good market, there are just a handful of nationals and a few smaller regionals.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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In an effort to continue this success, GSA is evaluating the building rating tools at its disposal, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority. USGBC Detroit Chapter. Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions. UTC Climate, Controls & Security.